Lyrics:

Who was around when the world was falling down?Who turned away? Couldn't bother to be around this nowWho walked away when the game wasn't fun to play?And my escape became my only gameHand me over and hand me downGet me out of your sightNo direction, my compass is brokenWhere'd you leave me tonight?I was a child, and now it seems so long agoWhy'd you abandon me? Maybe it's not for me to knowNo explanation needed, nothing can change the way things wentYou just weren't interested, I guess, I guessSome days fine, others out of my mindAnd the curse I curse is the worst it getsI hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide fromThe mess that you made of your life(Who was around when you were hungry?Who eased the pain of all your sadness?Who played with you when you were lonely?Who was around?)What will your conscience say? Maybe you'll change the channel soonOr simply hide it in the chest of drawers inside your roomLike old linoleum, battered and worn beyond repairGo burn the whole house down, like anyone caresMaybe in time, these indelible lines willFade like the hopes and the fears you deniedThese feelings are gone, they've been buried alongWith the rest of the mess that you made in your chest of drawers

Bob Mould Who Was Around